Mecca Cosmetica To Save Face Spf 30 Mineral Gel Cream
92/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Mecca Cosmetica To Save Face SPF 30 Mineral Gel Cream is a hybrid gel-cream that blends mineral titanium dioxide with modern chemical filters such as Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol. It has a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and keeps white cast and stinging low. With excellent protection and a high score of 91.9/100, it is a strong daily pick that wears comfortably under makeup.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
100
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- +48 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +36 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +22)
- −17 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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White cast
Low
94
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Titanium Dioxide, 3% declared
- −6 Tinosorb M, 2.3% declared, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
- +6.5 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Fungal acne
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −18 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #3, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #18, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 Glycerin at #15, the anchor humectant
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (20)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / → shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 7 3% declared
- ↑ 10 3% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 48 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 6 2.3% declared, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 36 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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7 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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14 Simethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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15 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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17 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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18 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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19 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
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20 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
Is Mecca Cosmetica To Save Face SPF 30 good?
Yes, it scores 91.9/100 with excellent protection, a high rating that makes it a strong daily pick.
Is the Mecca Cosmetica To Save Face Spf 30 Mineral Gel Cream mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid gel-cream. It blends mineral titanium dioxide with modern chemical filters such as Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol.
Does it work under makeup?
It rates okay as a makeup base, stays lightweight and keeps white cast low, so it is generally comfortable to wear under makeup.